This is my first post as a blogger. It is my plan to use this blog to discuss God, the gospel, the Bible, doctrine, books, etc. I am a believer in Jesus Christ. My hope for forgiveness of my sin and a right relationship with God is in Jesus and His substitutionary death for me. I am firmly convinced that the Bible is completely inspired by God... it is His word to man without error in the original manuscripts and completely true in every area. As such the Bible is God's authoritative rule and guide for my life. More to come as I get a better grip on how to do this blogging thing.
I grew up in a loving home with Christian parents and Christian siblings (an older brother and sister). My dad felt God's call on his life to become a pastor before I even started school so I have been a preacher's kid for practically all of my life. Yeah, I'm that kid. The one that got to go on the youth group snow skiing trip before I was in the youth group because I got to tag along with my pastor/dad. I have heard a lot of stories of preacher's kids (pk's) who are bitter about their experiences; the perceived constant scrutiny from church members, the lack of privacy, having to share their dad with hundreds of other people, missing out on family vacations because someone's aunt so-and-so died, etc. Those are real experiences, but I consider it a privilege to have the example of a godly dad who gave himself to minister to others as their pastor. The blessings of being a pk far outweigh the challenges in my opinion. When I was around five years old, my ni...